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corticosteroid — CORTICOSTEROÍD, corticosteroizi, s.m. (biol.) Corticoid. [pr.: ro id] – Din fr. corticostéroïd. Trimis de IoanSoleriu, 09.01.2008. Sursa: DEX 98 CORTICOSTEROÍD s. v. corticoid. Trimis de siveco, 13.09.2007. Sursa: Sinonime corticosteroíd s … Dicționar Român
Corticosteroid — vgl. Kortikosteroid … Das Wörterbuch medizinischer Fachausdrücke
corticosteroid — by 1945, from cortico , comb. form of L. cortex bark of a tree (see CORTEX (Cf. cortex)), applied since c.1890 to various surface structures of plants, animals, or organs + STEROID (Cf. steroid). So called because they are produced in the adrenal … Etymology dictionary
corticosteroid — [kôr΄ti kō΄stir′oid΄, kôr΄tikäs′tə roid΄] n. [ CORTICO + STEROID] any of the steroid hormones secreted by the adrenal cortex, or any compound derived from these or prepared synthetically and having a similar structure … English World dictionary
Corticosteroid — Corticosterone Corticosteroids are a class of steroid hormones that are produced in the adrenal cortex. Corticosteroids are involved in a wide range of physiologic systems such as stress response, immune response and regulation of inflammation,… … Wikipedia
Corticosteroid — Any of the steroid hormones made by the cortex (outer layer) of the adrenal gland. Cortisol is a corticosteroid. * * * A steroid produced by the adrenal cortex ( i.e., adrenal corticoid); a corticoid containing a steroid. SYN: adrenocorticoid,… … Medical dictionary
Corticosteroid side-chain-isomerase — Identifiers EC number 5.3.1.21 CAS number 75139 73 0 … Wikipedia
Corticosteroid 11-beta-dehydrogenase isozyme 2 — Hydroxysteroid (11 beta) dehydrogenase 2 Identifiers Symbols HSD11B2; AME; AME1; HSD11K; HSD2; SDR9C3 External IDs … Wikipedia
corticosteroid — noun Date: 1944 any of various adrenal cortex steroids (as corticosterone, cortisone, and aldosterone) used medically especially as anti inflammatory agents compare glucocorticoid, mineralocorticoid … New Collegiate Dictionary
Corticosteroid — Corticosteroide (lat. cortex = Rinde; gr. stereos, στερεος = fest), kurz Corticoide oder Cortine, veraltet Kortikosteroide bzw. Kortikoide, sind eine Gruppe von ca. 50 in der Nebennierenrinde (NNR) gebildeten Steroidhormonen sowie chemisch… … Deutsch Wikipedia
